Author: teanna2day
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Roberta met us in the early morning at the train. The air was frosty and the landscape seemed very magical as we departed. Most travelers will continue on for another 6 hours to Bucharesti. We are happily ensconced in Dorothy’s home. Coffee, toast, cereal, good company and a game or two of Bananagrams already accomplished.…
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blurred borders
When Lexi was 18 months old, she took her first night train trip from Moscow to Saint Petersberg. She was so excited, we could not get her to go to sleep. Tonight, our family of 6 is making a journey to Sigisoara. With teens, I am positive there will be more sleeping. We know that…
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Sigisoara night train
On the night train from Budapest Keleti to Sigisoara, Romania. Our incredible life is such an adventure. Check in for posts. We have 8 hours ahead of us.
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no heroes tonight
Originally posted on teanna sunberg: This nativity set has been around since the girls were tiny. I think that I could capture you in this season of blinking lights and I’ll be home for Christmas promises. My fingers flutter above the keys as my mind stretches to capture a flittering thought, a sentence, a heartbeat in…
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no heroes tonight
I think that I could capture you in this season of blinking lights and I’ll be home for Christmas promises. My fingers flutter above the keys as my mind stretches to capture a flittering thought, a sentence, a heartbeat in a phrase. Writers do it all the time but I am sure that our weary world…
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third-culture thoughts
ANOTHER WORLD It wrapped its arms around my head and pulled as the revolving door spit me into its dim realm. As the days and years passed, the not unpleasant but pungently earthy smell would become a reminder that I had left the sphere of one world and entered an inner sanctum; a sub-world, if…
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miracle grow
Confession. My four daughters do not know how to stand in an orderly line. I realize that North American parenting protocol requires this to be checked off the list before we catapult our almost-adults into the free world. The ordering of oneself into a tidy, patient, linear stance is essential to public health and safety,…
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all about obedience
A foggy, Autumn afternoon creates the perfect opportunity for photos of Fisherman’s Bastion, Saint Matthias Church and Castle Hill. On this beautiful afternoon, it opens the door for some personal reflection. How obedient does God find me to be?
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tiger mom
The clouds let go of a gush of tears as my baby left the car tonight. My wipers worked their rhythmic magic, a pulsating synchronization of my mother’s heart. In a few short months, she will leave for college. What is this ripping of ligament from bone that slashes at my tiger soul? It is…
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just a little frankenstein
Foggy weather, creaking trees, the soul in eerie lab coat meets. November chill. Kettles bubble, knife edged shriek, Whirly-burly criss-crossed streets. Sanctuary. Ravens meet and take to flight, the strange grimace of Frankenstein. Imagination’s eye. Within its life giving corridors, the Szent Janos hospital has been a source of healing, kindness and even laughter for…
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